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trouwens.

besides; by the way

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈtrɑu̯.əns/
  1. besides; by the way

Where this word comes from

From the obsolete trouwen (“indeed, really”) + -s (adverbial suffix). The adverb trouwen was the petrified dative singular of the noun trouw (“loyalty”) in its obsolete sense “word of honour”.

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